Is Sony deliberately trying to make itself look bad as this gen comes to a close? When you look at how Sony and Microsoft were perceived back in 2013, it's like a total reversal of roles now.
I feel bad for the StarBlood Arena devs. I'm sure they put a lot of work into the game, and at the flick of a switch Sony will render it completely unplayable soon. That's not right.
If Sony has even the slightest bit of sense, they won't let Sid Shuman anywhere near this thing. It's a fact that once he appears in front of a camera, the show itself declines in quality by a metric of 10,000 fathoms.
In fact, just keep the forced smiles and empty PR talk to an absolute minimum. Based on PSX's Couchgate and the disaster in formatting that was last year's E3, nobody wants to see PlayStation's social team shoot the s**t with each other in the most strained way possible.
This is weird behaviour from Sony. You'd think with the amount of success they're having through their own titles that they'd adhere to the Nintendo approach of locking down exclusives to their platform, but instead they're going more and more in the direction of Microsoft. And I had just assumed Microsoft put all their games on PC because they weren't doing particularly well commercially, so why is Sony following suit?
Or maybe Epic just threw a massive cauldron of money Shawn Layden's way.
Hopefully they've transformed the game into a dating simulator where the main purpose is to try and woo the giant sexy snake temptress. That'd be a day one for me.
I wouldn't buy it even if it was just £5. That's not hyperbole either; time is a precious commodity so why bother wasting it on something that's mediocre?
His best option is to move the games to PC and Switch where they won't be censored.
What the hell is Sony's problem regarding sex and nudity in video games anyway? We need more lewdness to counter the onslaught of gratuitous gaming violence that has been normalised over the past couple of decades, not less of it.
Yeah nu-metal is awful, but let's face it, britpop wasn't much better. Most britpop bands were essentially lowest common denominator pup-rock. And yes, that includes Oasis.
Plus britpop killed off the era of shoegaze. Now THAT'S a f**king fantastic genre of music. (Slowdive have reformed by the way, and released a belter of an album in 2017).
Glad to see that Detroit love. Definitely agree with your blurb - it's a melodramatic game to a fault at times, but the sheer breadth of its branching narrative and how much a single playthrough can change from another is impressive as hell.
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Re: Talking Point: Should All Games Have an Easy Mode?
Why go easy when you can git gud?
Re: Fans Are Freakin' Out As Ape Escape's Website Just Updated
I like these jokes taking the piss out of Sony's prudish ways. They never get old.
That's not sarcasm by the way.
Re: Everybody's Golf VR's Caddies Will Feed You Chocolates
I'm surprised Sony is allowing this filth to be featured on their console. What next, full-blown hand holding?
Re: Atlus Is Now Teasing Persona 5 S News Later This Month
Persona 5 would be perfect on Stadia.
Re: Sakura Wars Returns on PS4 This Winter in Japan, Spring in the West
@Cowboysfan-22 Already been confirmed that it isn't getting a dub in the localisation. Subtitles only.
Re: Sakura Wars Returns on PS4 This Winter in Japan, Spring in the West
Game looks fantastic. I just hope Sony doesn't censor it somehow.
Re: StarBlood Arena Dev Trying to Find Server Solution After Sony Shut Down
Is Sony deliberately trying to make itself look bad as this gen comes to a close? When you look at how Sony and Microsoft were perceived back in 2013, it's like a total reversal of roles now.
I feel bad for the StarBlood Arena devs. I'm sure they put a lot of work into the game, and at the flick of a switch Sony will render it completely unplayable soon. That's not right.
Re: DriveClub Servers to Be Shut Down in 2020, Game Gets Delisted This August
It's times like these that make it hard to be a PlayStation fan. Genuinely angry by this news.
Re: Saviour of Sony and King of Memes, PlayStation Legend Kaz Hirai Announces Retirement
It's probably really weird to feel an attachment to a corporate bigwig who's all about making money at the end of the day, but I liked Kaz a lot.
Re: Assassin's Creed III Remastered - Hearty Remaster Shows Off Series Milestone In a Flattering Light
Goddamn I hate this game. What a slog.
Re: SNK 40th Anniversary Collection - Four Decades Young
That girl's face in the third image tho.
Edit - Looks like the image got removed. Push Square even more prudish than Sony confirmed!
Re: Feature: Sony's State of Play Livestream - What PS4 Announcements to Expect
If Sony has even the slightest bit of sense, they won't let Sid Shuman anywhere near this thing. It's a fact that once he appears in front of a camera, the show itself declines in quality by a metric of 10,000 fathoms.
In fact, just keep the forced smiles and empty PR talk to an absolute minimum. Based on PSX's Couchgate and the disaster in formatting that was last year's E3, nobody wants to see PlayStation's social team shoot the s**t with each other in the most strained way possible.
Re: Sony Reveals State of Play, a Series of Live Broadcasts Covering PS4 Announcements
Would rather have a live conference instead.
Re: Guide: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice FAQ - Everything You Need to Know
@redd214 Let's wait for the other 80 or so reviews to drop first before we start saying anything definitive. Can still go either way.
Re: Guide: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice FAQ - Everything You Need to Know
I can see this being one of the biggest critical flops of 2019.
Re: Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human Heading to PC
This is weird behaviour from Sony. You'd think with the amount of success they're having through their own titles that they'd adhere to the Nintendo approach of locking down exclusives to their platform, but instead they're going more and more in the direction of Microsoft. And I had just assumed Microsoft put all their games on PC because they weren't doing particularly well commercially, so why is Sony following suit?
Or maybe Epic just threw a massive cauldron of money Shawn Layden's way.
Re: Sony Files Trademark for Long Lost PS4 Exclusive WiLD
Hopefully they've transformed the game into a dating simulator where the main purpose is to try and woo the giant sexy snake temptress. That'd be a day one for me.
Re: An Unannounced, 'Fairly Substantial' Second Party PS4 Exclusive Is in the Works, Says Colin Moriarty
Here's hoping Colin was right.
Re: Shenmue III Finally Looks Like a Real Video Game
This trailer marks an exciting time to be a Shenmue fan.
Re: Poll: Have You Bought Devil May Cry 5?
Nah, I'm waiting for DmC 2 instead.
Re: Left Alive - An Embarrassing Imitation of Bygone Classics
So it's not good then?
Re: Interview: Sony Bend on Open Worlds and Deacon St. John in Days Gone
#BringBackSyphonFilter
Let me tase mooks to a burning crisp again.
Re: That Stunning Kill la Kill PS4 Game Is Coming to Europe Later This Year
Western Video Game Industry : "Gratuitous underboob? That's a paddlin'."
Re: Tekken 7 Patch 2.20 Out Now on PS4 Alongside DLC Characters Julia and Negan
I'd like to deforest her... tation?
Re: ANTHEM Down to £35 in the UK Just Days After Launch
I wouldn't buy it even if it was just £5. That's not hyperbole either; time is a precious commodity so why bother wasting it on something that's mediocre?
Re: Soapbox: Crackdown 3 Is Proof That Microsoft Is Still Playing Catch-Up to Sony
This article is nothing but fanboy drivel for the most part. Push Square should be better than this.
Re: Far Cry: New Dawn - Yeah, It's Okay
"Yeah, it's okay."
Ubisoft in a nutshell.
Re: Japanese Dead or Alive 6 Stream Axed After Things Got a Bit Too Sexually Suggestive
Do streams get censored and/or taken down when faces are ripped off in Mortal Kombat XI?
Re: Sony Ghosts Indie Dev Hoping to Port Game to PSVR
Sony looking more and more like the bad guys of the Big Three with each passing day.
Re: Guide: Best PS4 Horror Games
EGttR is a bizarre inclusion. And Push Square really needs to play Detention.
Re: Days Gone PS4 Screenshots Show Deacon with His Bride-to-Be
I hope the narrative doesn't end up being as predictable as these screenshots suggest.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of Apex Legends?
The gameplay is excellent. Everything surrounding the gameplay is soulless and hollow. The character designs in particular are abhorrent.
Re: This Custom Donut DualShock 4 PS4 Controller Looks Good Enough to Eat
I'd honestly rather have the donuts than the controller. They look so good.
Re: Free Dragon Quest XI Avatars Out Now on PS4
@ApostateMage And that's why silent protagonists are rubbish and should be a thing of the past.
Re: Game of the Month: Best PS4 Games of January 2019
Proof that REmake 2 is better than the measly 8 out of 10 that Push Square gave it.
Re: Feature: Best PS4 Music of January 2019
Kat + Toro = love.
Re: Senran Kagura 7EVEN Impossible to Release After Sony Censorship Row
His best option is to move the games to PC and Switch where they won't be censored.
What the hell is Sony's problem regarding sex and nudity in video games anyway? We need more lewdness to counter the onslaught of gratuitous gaming violence that has been normalised over the past couple of decades, not less of it.
Re: Microsoft Plans to Bring Xbox Live Support to All Other Platforms Except PlayStation
Phil Spencer doesn't have eyeballs.
Re: Resident Evil 2 Players Picked Leon Kennedy's Campaign First
I picked Leon first because his interplay with Ada is far more intriguing to me than anything going on in Claire's story. Claire's still cool though.
Re: Sweet Looking Strategy RPG Wargroove Is Coming to PS4 'Soon'
That's some furry fodder right there.
Re: Wandersong - A One-Note Adventure That Sings from the Heart
First review for the PS4 version and it's a lower score than anything the Switch version got.
Push Square is not easily pleased huh.
Re: YIIK: A Postmodern RPG - Party Like It's 1999
Yeah nu-metal is awful, but let's face it, britpop wasn't much better. Most britpop bands were essentially lowest common denominator pup-rock. And yes, that includes Oasis.
Plus britpop killed off the era of shoegaze. Now THAT'S a f**king fantastic genre of music. (Slowdive have reformed by the way, and released a belter of an album in 2017).
Re: Sony Reportedly Sending Out Player Survey Emails Regarding the 'Future of PlayStation'
I want backwards compatibility with PS4, PS2 and PS1 games.
Re: Poll: What's Your Most Anticipated PS4 Game of 2019?
No MediEvil to vote for?! Come on Push Square, how do you snub Sir Dan like that.
Re: Feature: Our Most Anticipated PS4 Games of 2019
Resident Evil 2, Dreams and Shenmue III are the big three for me this year. All are certified day one purchases.
Re: Cult Interactive Gag Desert Bus Is Taking the Long Road to PSVR
I hope it has a platinum.
Re: Sony Highlights Biggest Upcoming PS4 Games in New Montage Trailer
"The Last of Us Part II! Death Stranding! Ghost of Tsushima!"
MediEvil trumps all of those.
Re: Game of the Year 2018: #5 - Detroit: Become Human
Excellent game. One of my favourites this year.
Re: Game of the Year 2018: Sammy's Personal Picks
Glad to see that Detroit love. Definitely agree with your blurb - it's a melodramatic game to a fault at times, but the sheer breadth of its branching narrative and how much a single playthrough can change from another is impressive as hell.
Re: The Game Awards 2018: Sony Takes Home Four Gongs on the Night
Astro Bot - the hero we need but don't deserve.